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navy combat ship, the uss freedom arrived in port in singapore on thursday. singapore will be the first country to accommodate the fleet of new american ships all quipped with advanced radar systems. it is viewed as part of the u.s. military effort to keep china's escalating maritime advancement in check. nhk reports. >> reporter: the uss freedom is also known as a total combat ship. it is designed to operate in shallow waters close to shore, making it effective where other combat ships cannot engage. the ship measures 118 meters long by 17 meters wide and can accelerate to more than 70 kilometers per hour in two minutes. the uss freedom is capable of functions ann tie submarine functions anti-submarine operations and mine sweeping. the u.s. plans to station up to four of these ships in singapore. >> mainly, our navy has really focused in more the blue water area. further out to sea. and we've had somewhat a seem in our ability to locate close to land. >> reporter: the vessels are equipped with advanced radar systems. the ships are capable of carrying antisub
navy combat ship, the uss freedom arrived in port in singapore on thursday. singapore will be the first country to accommodate the fleet of new american ships all quipped with advanced radar systems. it is viewed as part of the u.s. military effort to keep china's escalating maritime advancement in check. nhk reports. >> reporter: the uss freedom is also known as a total combat ship. it is designed to operate in shallow waters close to shore, making it effective where other combat ships...
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china's state-run media say the ships are part of their navy fleets, including a missile destroyer and a missile frigate. the vessels entered the waters on tuesday night and stayed until just before dawn the next day, after conducting drills in the western pacific. they practiced inspecting and seizing suspicious vessels. a reporter from the state run news agency on board the destroyer quoted a senior fleet officer as saying, the islands are an integral part of chinese territory. the officer also said it's perfectly legal and justifiable for the navy to navigate in the waters around the islands and that there is no cause for criticism. chinese media noted that april 17th is the anniversary of the signing of a treaty ending the sino-japanese war in 1895. china claims that japan stole the islands near the end of the war. >>> the flare-up of tension over the senkaku islands has coincided with a spike in fighter jet scrambles in japan to deal with aircraft from china. self-defense force pilots took to the air more than 300 times in the past year to respond to chinese activity, surpassing t
china's state-run media say the ships are part of their navy fleets, including a missile destroyer and a missile frigate. the vessels entered the waters on tuesday night and stayed until just before dawn the next day, after conducting drills in the western pacific. they practiced inspecting and seizing suspicious vessels. a reporter from the state run news agency on board the destroyer quoted a senior fleet officer as saying, the islands are an integral part of chinese territory. the officer...
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south korea's navy commanders have dispatched two destroyers equipped with advanced radar systems that can track missiles. the defense ministry sent one vessel to the sea of japan east of the country and the other to the yellow sea to the west. officials say they cannot rule out the possibility that the north will fire a short-range missile into the yellow sea. >>> kurt cam bl pbel helped cra the obama administration's asian strategy. >> there have been those who have suggested that the united states was not committed to trying to engage either the previous leadership or the new leadership in reference to kim. i can tell you directly that is not the case. the united states in consultation with allies and friends has attempted to engage directly and has generally been rebuffed. >>> prime minister abe told his crisis manager to do whatever it takes to keep people safe. abe urged deputy chief cabinet secretary for crisis management to keep citizens informed. chief cabinet secretary suga said the north koreans' behavior is regrettable. >> translator: japan will try to convince north korea
south korea's navy commanders have dispatched two destroyers equipped with advanced radar systems that can track missiles. the defense ministry sent one vessel to the sea of japan east of the country and the other to the yellow sea to the west. officials say they cannot rule out the possibility that the north will fire a short-range missile into the yellow sea. >>> kurt cam bl pbel helped cra the obama administration's asian strategy. >> there have been those who have suggested...
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navy officials say the carrier will conduct landing practice of aircraft and maintain contacts with military officials in the asia pacific region. u.s. president barack obama met with the singapore prime minister in washington on tuesday. singapore has agreed to a u.s. plan to deploy cutting edge combat ships to the country on a rotational basis beginning as early as this month. obama expressed his appreciation to the country for allowing the u.s. to use military related facilities. >> i'm very thankful for singapore and its partnership. i'm thankful for the prime minister for his outstanding work. >> singapore is very happy that the u.s. and the obama administration has been putting greater emphasis on its relations with asia. >> reporter: thailand and the philippines are asean members and old u.s. allies. by enhancing ties with singapore in addition to these nations, the u.s. government is demonstrating the new defense strategy, rebalancing to asia. nhk world, singapore. >>> health authorities in china have found two more indications bringing the number of infections to nine. the number of
navy officials say the carrier will conduct landing practice of aircraft and maintain contacts with military officials in the asia pacific region. u.s. president barack obama met with the singapore prime minister in washington on tuesday. singapore has agreed to a u.s. plan to deploy cutting edge combat ships to the country on a rotational basis beginning as early as this month. obama expressed his appreciation to the country for allowing the u.s. to use military related facilities. >>...
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. >> in a separate operation, another 85 migrants were picked up by the maltese navy. hundreds of pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets of bahrain. a number of arrests were made after violent clashes in the capital. this comes ahead of sunday's formula one race. shia muslims say they want to attract attention to human rights abuses by the sydney-led government -- the sunni-led government. the country's biggest art fair is under way right now. >> it is positioning itself to become a global player. here is a closer look. >> it is a big thumbs up for contemporary art. art cologne has a huge drop. thousands of visitors and hundreds of international galleries. the festival tries to show the best of modern art in all its forms. art dealers from all over the world are showcasing works in cologne like this gallery owner from austria. he hopes to sell a number of pieces. his customers, wealthy german art lovers. >> leading german collectors live in the rhineland. the big museums are all located here. cologne was traditionally the place to go for contemporary art in
. >> in a separate operation, another 85 migrants were picked up by the maltese navy. hundreds of pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets of bahrain. a number of arrests were made after violent clashes in the capital. this comes ahead of sunday's formula one race. shia muslims say they want to attract attention to human rights abuses by the sydney-led government -- the sunni-led government. the country's biggest art fair is under way right now. >> it is positioning itself...
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navy. host: john, democrat line. caller: hi, i have been visiting washington, d.c., since 1982 since they dedicated a memorial vietnam veterans. i would like to know visiting hours of the academy. me and my wife would like to come visit. keep up the good work and sober for dallas, brother. -- simper fidelis. guest: it is open to the public. this is a significant tourist destination. we are a college, we are a naval academy, and we are also a very popular place for people to come and see the great work that we're doing here. we have guided tours, nearly every day, all day, full-scale visitors. we have an unbelievable museum where you can look in the history of the navy and marine corps here. host: as we look at the midshipmen in uniform, is a required for every class? is there a casual friday? guest: no, there is no casual friday. when the midshipmen get leave opportunities, they put their civilian clothes on and head home or wherever they're going to go on leave. we provide the usual attire for them. they will all be
navy. host: john, democrat line. caller: hi, i have been visiting washington, d.c., since 1982 since they dedicated a memorial vietnam veterans. i would like to know visiting hours of the academy. me and my wife would like to come visit. keep up the good work and sober for dallas, brother. -- simper fidelis. guest: it is open to the public. this is a significant tourist destination. we are a college, we are a naval academy, and we are also a very popular place for people to come and see the...
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that was before the navy came in there and after the navy came in there. a lot of fishing was close to 1,000 fishing boat was grounded and it was part of our job to put them in the water again. so heavy lift cranes are absolutely mandatory to have a safe place to move them and to start working. and because as i mentioned to you before, the ships cannot be, get into the port directly, so we make, we pier side two ships floating and all transfer of the cargo was through (inaudible) as you can see we deliver that assistance to different coastal communities. we use the marines to do that so no problem. as you see in the photograph below, you can see that the only way to get it in there was with rubber boats, not any more with the lft's that you used to or we used to get into. so we act, we are participating very active for 23 days, 18 of that at sea with these numbers. and that was what we did. in terms of lessons learned, as admiral nathan said, no one is prepared for an event of such magnitude, so you have to take many things in account but with a guitar in
that was before the navy came in there and after the navy came in there. a lot of fishing was close to 1,000 fishing boat was grounded and it was part of our job to put them in the water again. so heavy lift cranes are absolutely mandatory to have a safe place to move them and to start working. and because as i mentioned to you before, the ships cannot be, get into the port directly, so we make, we pier side two ships floating and all transfer of the cargo was through (inaudible) as you can see...
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we greatly respect navy, marine corps and guard safety policy. cal fire has an aviation policy as well. we work cooperatively with the agencies here at the table to ensure when we are engaged in an aerial fire fighting event we are working within each other's policies. we have trained in a work around, we can do close air support with navy and marine corps aircraft, with the current system we have. would we like to improve upon it? absolutely. we have gone very high up in the organization to try and look at getting the r210 radio modified to the point where it can work on our vhf spectrums, that's one of our challenges we need to move forward with. but overall we're confident when we do call upon dod assets to integrate with civilian aircraft, the training regimen we put forth will keep aircrews safe and also have them be effective. there was a lot of questions from a political level as well as a public level. you've got aircraft sitting at north island, just launch them, get them in the fight. it was hard to explain to them that that's a very de
we greatly respect navy, marine corps and guard safety policy. cal fire has an aviation policy as well. we work cooperatively with the agencies here at the table to ensure when we are engaged in an aerial fire fighting event we are working within each other's policies. we have trained in a work around, we can do close air support with navy and marine corps aircraft, with the current system we have. would we like to improve upon it? absolutely. we have gone very high up in the organization to...
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so we put in the navy, the navy put them in there two, three combat ships, type 23's and l ship and transport plus mtaa aircraft transport, aircraft and hell helicopters to try to help people in there. we used the ships to deliver food, clothes and all that stuff without any problem. also we helped in different matters that the navy can do that. for instance here was with divers and with submarine robot to find bodies. getting medical assistance, removing debris, try to rebuild some houses and establish basic services. moving people in and out with the navy ships. that was something this i think is a very good idea because of, as you mention here, the shock where everybody is in shock, one officer had the idea to talk with people of the university to provide a group of clowns to the island. so we put it in there and with the navy and the clowns were coming down, everybody on the island was so surprised. it breaks everything, you know, you don't expect that an lft came in there, open up and the first getting out was clowns. so i think it was a good idea.
so we put in the navy, the navy put them in there two, three combat ships, type 23's and l ship and transport plus mtaa aircraft transport, aircraft and hell helicopters to try to help people in there. we used the ships to deliver food, clothes and all that stuff without any problem. also we helped in different matters that the navy can do that. for instance here was with divers and with submarine robot to find bodies. getting medical assistance, removing debris, try to rebuild some houses and...
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and we had absolutely first-class leadership in the navy. you will hear later today from admiral gary some examples of just how impressive that leadership is. the operational readiness of the fleet was a result, first of all, of having bases all around the world. but secondly because the strong program of exercise we conducted. the exercises were not only conducted on military scenarios, but we had an extensive set of exercises involved in humanitarian response. during the time i was secretary, we had a disaster response very similar to the one they're doing here in san francisco today. we bought naval forces from the united states, from russia and japan all to honolulu where we had simulated a tsunami disaster. and these three great nations brought their fleets to honolulu exercising how to respond and alleviate that disaster. well, that was then. how about now? last year the united states released a new security strategy. most of you probably have not even heard of that, but i have to tell you this was a big deal. it was one of the fifth a
and we had absolutely first-class leadership in the navy. you will hear later today from admiral gary some examples of just how impressive that leadership is. the operational readiness of the fleet was a result, first of all, of having bases all around the world. but secondly because the strong program of exercise we conducted. the exercises were not only conducted on military scenarios, but we had an extensive set of exercises involved in humanitarian response. during the time i was secretary,...
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we work closely with cal guard, navy and marine corps aviation. we do that with squadron training. we still have khal lefrpg wills, i'm not going to lie to you. we have issues where tactical to air communication is difficult. cal guard, we purchased the radios for national guard aircraft and they installed them in their aircraft so we have robust communications with california national guard, with navy and marine corps it's still a work in progress. we have a work around with that with respect to tactical communications and we use coordinating helicopters to handle air to ground tactical situations and that is relayed to the aircraft that are in trail. it's not perfect but it's a work around and it keeps everybody in the fight. >> prior to 20011 2011 the navy fire fighting capability was concentrated in one squadron. in 2011 it began to expand to other helicopter squadrons. one consequence of that would be multiple squadrons providing aircraft to cal fire to support the fire fighting effort and one somewhat simple but very effective solution was the use of defense connect on line,
we work closely with cal guard, navy and marine corps aviation. we do that with squadron training. we still have khal lefrpg wills, i'm not going to lie to you. we have issues where tactical to air communication is difficult. cal guard, we purchased the radios for national guard aircraft and they installed them in their aircraft so we have robust communications with california national guard, with navy and marine corps it's still a work in progress. we have a work around with that with respect...
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ofhas the navy landed one these f-35 carriers yet? >> no. never actual plane is seen with the arresting gear. [video clip] ♪ ♪ >> that is from the lockheed martin website. >> that is a navy craft taking off from terra firma. >> they have not designed the appropriate -- it is complex engineering, but to be able to catch the arresting wires. they hoped mr. be of sufficient length so does not belts back up. needs to be of sufficient length so it does not balance back up. the way the plane is designed, the hook has to be far from the back and that creates its own set of challenges. this is what happens when you try to build one size fits all. it becomes much harder to meet these requirements. >> i want to put back on the screen the slide that shows the amount of money and the number of planes that will be spent. s for $233 billion. ton they give the cost anybody, the pentagon, lockheed martin, do they put in the cost of the research and development? >> in this phase, yes. that is part of it. when they move beyond the design phase, that does
ofhas the navy landed one these f-35 carriers yet? >> no. never actual plane is seen with the arresting gear. [video clip] ♪ ♪ >> that is from the lockheed martin website. >> that is a navy craft taking off from terra firma. >> they have not designed the appropriate -- it is complex engineering, but to be able to catch the arresting wires. they hoped mr. be of sufficient length so does not belts back up. needs to be of sufficient length so it does not balance back...
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i was also in the navy. even though i am not one of your party affiliates, i have the utmost amount of respect for you. the thing that really made me cry was when he lost the election in 2008, the way that you did it with class. you have a lot of dignity, mr. mccain. thank you for your service. guest: thank you for those kind words. i have a line that i use all the time. after i lost, i slept like a baby. sleep two hours, wake up and cry, sleep two hours, wake up and cry. thank you for your kind words. host: is it the fact you are from arizona? you have made reference to arizona. guest: you know, arizona, it has had a number of candidates for president. it is the only state in america where mothers and don't tell their children that someday they can up and be president of the united states. host: upstate new york, utica. republican line. good morning. caller: this is a question about the basis of our national security strategy for the past decade. the national institute of standards and technology, the class
i was also in the navy. even though i am not one of your party affiliates, i have the utmost amount of respect for you. the thing that really made me cry was when he lost the election in 2008, the way that you did it with class. you have a lot of dignity, mr. mccain. thank you for your service. guest: thank you for those kind words. i have a line that i use all the time. after i lost, i slept like a baby. sleep two hours, wake up and cry, sleep two hours, wake up and cry. thank you for your...
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driving the navy. to reexamine whether it wants to >> that is what isbuy as many fs committed to or whether it can get away with the advanced f-18 for the moment. and the wait for an additional advancements in unmans technology and maybe gets out ntirely -- comes with a military contract, how much would they have to pay lockheed martin? >> they have to pay some sort of penalty. of what be a fraction the' pgo spend on these planes. >> you read the editor-in-chief of the stanford daily. i want to take a break to get some background. appearancehow you an that you had on this network back in 1998. >> what we are seeing in the internet is so young and it is emerging so quickly. it is shaking a lot and we have a hard time. in the real world, we know there is a different standard for the national choir than "the new york times. it is not clear on the internet. a lot of people who were subscribing to a website and not known much about it, there is no longstanding reputation. >> what are you doing? then? -- wha
driving the navy. to reexamine whether it wants to >> that is what isbuy as many fs committed to or whether it can get away with the advanced f-18 for the moment. and the wait for an additional advancements in unmans technology and maybe gets out ntirely -- comes with a military contract, how much would they have to pay lockheed martin? >> they have to pay some sort of penalty. of what be a fraction the' pgo spend on these planes. >> you read the editor-in-chief of the...
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in the navy our motto is -- this is big navy's motto -- a global force for good. we believe that we operate on a continuum of bringing heat and light. you are sitting on one of those platforms right now. you are sitting on this amazing lhd, the uss macon island, it can bring the heat or it can bring the light. do you want to get a little twitchy around the world and you want to sort of rattle the cage a little bit and test our will and show bravado? you don't want an amphibious group showing up off your shore. that can be a bad day for you. on the other hand, we'd like to bring the light. we'd like to bring the medical prowess, its ability to generate electricity for you, we'd like to bring its cadre of people to rebuild your churches, your clinics, your homes, we'd like to be able to bring its operating rooms and 40,000 tons of icu's and hospital beds and transports and medical evac, whether we fly you in or float you in. that's what we'd like to bring. and like everybody else in the medical business, i wake up every morning and hope the next day i'm out of a job
in the navy our motto is -- this is big navy's motto -- a global force for good. we believe that we operate on a continuum of bringing heat and light. you are sitting on one of those platforms right now. you are sitting on this amazing lhd, the uss macon island, it can bring the heat or it can bring the light. do you want to get a little twitchy around the world and you want to sort of rattle the cage a little bit and test our will and show bravado? you don't want an amphibious group showing up...
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you don't have to be a navy s.e.a.l. to have a superior mindset or to be able to achieve great things. i have read probably 100 motivational books and my life and read things that helped form me and shake me. as far as just like logistics, part of that high-speed on-the-fly, i don't know that that can be talked about, you just have to get in and start doing it,. >> other than the writing, i run a website. and i just got approached by a former guy and he actually has a business now and his whole purpose within the industry and i don't remember, we swapped e-mails a couple days ago. he's going to advertise on a website. so you can watch that service that he is providing. >> if you buy our books and have your friends read it, that will help as well. [laughter] >> thank you for coming today. my question is about the different special operations and special forces units like delta force fields and i have read that there is a lot more working together between industry groups. it is just a lot of competition between the two. >>
you don't have to be a navy s.e.a.l. to have a superior mindset or to be able to achieve great things. i have read probably 100 motivational books and my life and read things that helped form me and shake me. as far as just like logistics, part of that high-speed on-the-fly, i don't know that that can be talked about, you just have to get in and start doing it,. >> other than the writing, i run a website. and i just got approached by a former guy and he actually has a business now and his...
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our navy has got to be present. as i said, where it matters and be ready when it matters with relevant capability. that is where we built our budget. that is what we do day in and day out. that is what folks are getting done up there regardless of the budget, the size may vary, but that is the main strategy. that is the main focus. next slide please. if you look ahead 313 n. abcatwenty where we are today and where we will be at the end of this decade, our presence grows around the world. it is not just ships. it is shifts for word. what do you have in place where it matters so that you are able to react when it matters. as we rebalance to the asia-pacific, our peas will continue. our pace will be dictated by the budget, but it will continue. fine and resources and it will require an efficient generation a presence. what i am talking about are things, as you see, we go from 13 to 20, from 47 to 52 non rotational forces. overall from 54 to 62, and it is a requisite increase around the world. as we bring in tough for d
our navy has got to be present. as i said, where it matters and be ready when it matters with relevant capability. that is where we built our budget. that is what we do day in and day out. that is what folks are getting done up there regardless of the budget, the size may vary, but that is the main strategy. that is the main focus. next slide please. if you look ahead 313 n. abcatwenty where we are today and where we will be at the end of this decade, our presence grows around the world. it is...
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i will start with the navy. as we draw down from afghanistan the navy will release combatants and and and chile -- and eventually carriers and reconnaissance and their associated processing capabilities. already signals reconnaissance aircraft have moved to centcom to paycom. the navy will release fire scuds from afghanistan and several aircraft are available for reappointment. in addition, navy pier 3 has conducted surveillance in the middle east for the past decade and will return. the navy is also adding a forward-deployed naval force to guam in this fiscal year 2013. the navy shifting overall posture to the asia-pacific region in such a manner as secretary panetta announced last year, resulting in 60 percent of the naval assets being assigned to the region by 2020, a substantial and historic shift. the navy is accomplishing this in three main ways. first, the navy will be permanently basing four destroyers in spain to provide ballistic defense to european allies. previously this was performed by 10 destroyer
i will start with the navy. as we draw down from afghanistan the navy will release combatants and and and chile -- and eventually carriers and reconnaissance and their associated processing capabilities. already signals reconnaissance aircraft have moved to centcom to paycom. the navy will release fire scuds from afghanistan and several aircraft are available for reappointment. in addition, navy pier 3 has conducted surveillance in the middle east for the past decade and will return. the navy...
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the navy announced it's grounding the blue angels because of mandatory budget cuts. ken is live in the city with how much we stand to lose here. >> reporter: the navy notified the city that the blue angels will not fly over san francisco this week. fleet week itself is in danger of cancellation. to many people the blue angels are the greatest show. the navy announced it's grounding them because of mandatory budget cuts because of sequestration. >> it was a good show of the american military. >> reporter: the navy is canceling their shows nationwide. the angels are going to be here october 12 and 13. ktvu spoke the the spokes woman. >> it can be no cost to the government. that unfortunately mean it is blue angels will no longer be allowed to fly. >> are the navy doesn't plan to >> doc: battle ships either. the mayor's office says they're meeting with fleet weaker nicers to see what can be salvaged. >> it's a great chance to attract a lot of visitors. the estimates are about $65 million of economic activity. >> reporter: businesses along the san francisco water front s
the navy announced it's grounding the blue angels because of mandatory budget cuts. ken is live in the city with how much we stand to lose here. >> reporter: the navy notified the city that the blue angels will not fly over san francisco this week. fleet week itself is in danger of cancellation. to many people the blue angels are the greatest show. the navy announced it's grounding them because of mandatory budget cuts because of sequestration. >> it was a good show of the american...
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he heads the baur row of medicine for the navy. i lacked at his bay oh in the program, educated in georgia and he's had a great career in the navy commanding several hospitals, winning several awards and his most recent command was as the commander of walter reed, and i was so glad that he was here to hear the panel that we had with our medical peer to peer exercise. and he's going to talk to us now about navy medicine. with that, please help me welcome vice admiral matthew nathan. (applause). >> thank you, general, very much. well, it's a pleasure here and i'm honored to be able to speak in front of such a distinguished audience. secretary schultz, mrs. schultz, pleasure it see you and you lend tremendous gaffe tas to this program. general spees, distinguished flag officers, general officers and mostly everybody here who is in the readiness business, i am honored to be speaking to a group of people and that would include i think everybody in this hanger deck who is part of that cadre of individuals who when bad things happen and e
he heads the baur row of medicine for the navy. i lacked at his bay oh in the program, educated in georgia and he's had a great career in the navy commanding several hospitals, winning several awards and his most recent command was as the commander of walter reed, and i was so glad that he was here to hear the panel that we had with our medical peer to peer exercise. and he's going to talk to us now about navy medicine. with that, please help me welcome vice admiral matthew nathan. (applause)....
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>> vse is the navy's foreign military seals, ship transfer contractor. my question is really for admiral greenert. do you think the navy will postpone decommissioning any frigates until the new ship transfer legislation is passed? >> no, i don't. i think those ships, regrettably, you know, they would need modernizing. so i think your question, the only reason i could imagine postponing ship retirement would be through assurance as we have a hot transfer. i would tell you that that can be done on a case-by-case basis if we have a clear way ahead to a hot transfer, meaning you transfer it while it is still active. is that the essence of your question? >> yes, sir. very much. >> case by case, but as a policy to say fundamentally we will extend all the ships this year while we wait for the transfer legislation, that's really not good business. but again, case-by-case. >> next question. >> i'm from the navy league conference of england. my question is primarily for general amos but i would be interested in admiral greenert's take on. to you -- you spoke about
>> vse is the navy's foreign military seals, ship transfer contractor. my question is really for admiral greenert. do you think the navy will postpone decommissioning any frigates until the new ship transfer legislation is passed? >> no, i don't. i think those ships, regrettably, you know, they would need modernizing. so i think your question, the only reason i could imagine postponing ship retirement would be through assurance as we have a hot transfer. i would tell you that that...
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[applause] [applause] >> in the navy, there is the old saying that the navy is made up of young studs, old thugs and lieutenant commanders. i have always considered myself never having left the young stud category. so it came as a jolt when referred to as venerable. well, it will take me a while to get over that, it would take a lot longer to get over the official title of the vice admiral who is officially the coast albatross of the guard, the longest server in the coast guard today. ongratulations, sir. that is a lot better than venerable, believe me. as our previous panelist did, he served at every level of leadership in the coast guard. he hails from westbrook, maine alumnist of the university of southern maine. he was designated a naval aviator in 1977 and he is also engineer. ical he has served in six different coast guard stations before moving on to higher levels of demand in the coast guard. it would be a long extra 10 minutes to read all of his accomplishments in the coast guard. but it is quite an impressive record. he has over 6,000 flight hours in fixed wing and rotary wi
[applause] [applause] >> in the navy, there is the old saying that the navy is made up of young studs, old thugs and lieutenant commanders. i have always considered myself never having left the young stud category. so it came as a jolt when referred to as venerable. well, it will take me a while to get over that, it would take a lot longer to get over the official title of the vice admiral who is officially the coast albatross of the guard, the longest server in the coast guard today....
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someone who is a navy s.e.a.l. sniper, they always we must be okay, does it make you aware, this means that you need help. it makes me so mad when i hear young people today, adults do they say that if we would have had things like this country or that -- do you realize that everything in this country that we have is god-given? not one person sitting in the room, me included, deserved to be born in america. by the grace of god we were born into the greatest country in the world. we are americans and i think we have gotten to the point where we are willing to exist. let uncle sam help us out. let's make him responsible for our well-being. let me tell you that when uncle sam was dumb of me, i was sitting in a wheelchair in georgia contemplating suicide. i was no longer an asset, so i felt like i was a liability. the shooter that shot the modern feels the same way. i am out and would like to address content the skill set and how my going to feed my family clinics we have to find a way to get our soldiers, especially th
someone who is a navy s.e.a.l. sniper, they always we must be okay, does it make you aware, this means that you need help. it makes me so mad when i hear young people today, adults do they say that if we would have had things like this country or that -- do you realize that everything in this country that we have is god-given? not one person sitting in the room, me included, deserved to be born in america. by the grace of god we were born into the greatest country in the world. we are americans...
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navy, 10 members the u.s. coast guard, where we will then partner with them and cross train them and use our techniques, reaching technical rescue and high and low rescue being demonstrated in display. we will also be having some of our u.s. navy personnel on ride-alongs with members on our ambulances, fire engines and trucks to continue with our cross training. so, it gives me great pride to be here to continue to serve as the fire chief, to welcome the military, and to say thank you to all of you. here's to an enjoyable fun-filled busy weekend. all the best, and thank you for your service. (applause) >> i wanted chief to tell you about that training. we first did it in 2010, search and rescue which we knew was a problem in haiti in the earth wake in the recovery. and like they say in san francisco, the fire department, we know how to do it, but when the big earthquake hits, we're all going to be victims and we want to make sure that anybody that potentially could come in to help dig us out knows how to do it
navy, 10 members the u.s. coast guard, where we will then partner with them and cross train them and use our techniques, reaching technical rescue and high and low rescue being demonstrated in display. we will also be having some of our u.s. navy personnel on ride-alongs with members on our ambulances, fire engines and trucks to continue with our cross training. so, it gives me great pride to be here to continue to serve as the fire chief, to welcome the military, and to say thank you to all of...
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it cost just $1 to fire a laser from a navy ship. the air force tried to mount a laser on the tip of an airplane in recent years. but it got too costly, forcing them to cancel the program. those lasers cost nearly $1.5 billion apiece. the navy laser operates much like a blow torch we are told with an unlimited magazine according to one pentagon official, shepard. >> shepard: jennifer griffin from the pentagon tonight. j n, thanks. some lawmakers say they pght to -- want to know how beyonce and jay-z took a three-point cuba while celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary in havana. you see, it's illegal for american tourists to visit the communist country. a source familiar with this trip says the couple had a proper license from the u.s. treasury department. now two cuban americans in congress have written treasury asking for more information on the trip. both beyonce and jay-z have been big fundraisers for president obama. beyonce sang at his inauguration back in january. today the white house referred reporters' questions to trea
it cost just $1 to fire a laser from a navy ship. the air force tried to mount a laser on the tip of an airplane in recent years. but it got too costly, forcing them to cancel the program. those lasers cost nearly $1.5 billion apiece. the navy laser operates much like a blow torch we are told with an unlimited magazine according to one pentagon official, shepard. >> shepard: jennifer griffin from the pentagon tonight. j n, thanks. some lawmakers say they pght to -- want to know how...
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navy know a 600-ship versus a 300-ship navy, i suspect i'd take the 600-ship navy but with the 600-ship navy comes maintenance and all the rest. it isn't just buying a ship. it's all that goes with it. then you have to man the ship. the reality is that we have to always look at, aside from the limitations of your resources, if you've only got so much money, and you've got an air force to deal with and an army and marines, so you've got so much money to go around, is the capability and quality of asset. the capability and quality of our assets today, in almost every case, are far superior than they were 30 years ago on these ships. now, i suppose more is better. but we have to balance all of that and we do. it's not an easy task for those charged with that. and again, keeping our focus on what is the requirement of the department of defense and how do we assure the fulfillment of that requirement, to secure this country and to protect the interests of this country, and within the range of resources we have and the decisions we've got to make and the funding of all the different departmen
navy know a 600-ship versus a 300-ship navy, i suspect i'd take the 600-ship navy but with the 600-ship navy comes maintenance and all the rest. it isn't just buying a ship. it's all that goes with it. then you have to man the ship. the reality is that we have to always look at, aside from the limitations of your resources, if you've only got so much money, and you've got an air force to deal with and an army and marines, so you've got so much money to go around, is the capability and quality...
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navy. it's very appropriate that it be here heading the fleet in san francisco. admiral beeman, thank you very much for your leadership. it is impressive what we are accomplishing. just two years ago, we started with an understanding that our military, the coast guard, the u.s. navy, the marine corps, had something that we really needed. it's called logistics expertise. and we recognized that and with the help of our fleet week association, with the help of our honorary chair, former secretary of state george scholtz, along with senator feinstein who started fleet week, we began to appreciate in addition to appreciating the men and women in uniform and the wonderful attributes of having fleet week and the blue angels and the parade of ships, we could also be working on something very important to this city. all across the world there are examples after example and i know the men and women and leadership of the uss macon know this after their tour of duty these past months, all over the world there are disasters and emergencies that we are responding to and that y
navy. it's very appropriate that it be here heading the fleet in san francisco. admiral beeman, thank you very much for your leadership. it is impressive what we are accomplishing. just two years ago, we started with an understanding that our military, the coast guard, the u.s. navy, the marine corps, had something that we really needed. it's called logistics expertise. and we recognized that and with the help of our fleet week association, with the help of our honorary chair, former secretary...
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navy combat ship, the uss freedom arrived in port in singapore on thursday. singapore will be the first country to accommodate the fleet of new american ships all quipped with advanced radar systems. it is viewed as part of the u.s. military effort to keep china's escalating maritime advancement in check. nhk reports. >> reporter: the uss freedom is also known as a total combat ship. it is designed to operate in shallow waters close to shore, making it effective where other combat ships cannot engage. the ship measures 118 meters long by 17 meters wide and can accelerate to more than 70 kilometers per hour in two minutes. the uss freedom is capable of functions ann tie submarine functions anti-submarine operations and mine sweeping. the u.s. plans to station up to four of these ships in singapore. >> mainly, our navy has really focused in more the blue water area. further out to sea. and we've had somewhat a seem in our ability to locate close to land. >> reporter: the vessels are equipped with advanced radar systems. the ships are capable of carrying antisub
navy combat ship, the uss freedom arrived in port in singapore on thursday. singapore will be the first country to accommodate the fleet of new american ships all quipped with advanced radar systems. it is viewed as part of the u.s. military effort to keep china's escalating maritime advancement in check. nhk reports. >> reporter: the uss freedom is also known as a total combat ship. it is designed to operate in shallow waters close to shore, making it effective where other combat ships...
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in the navy and mentioned before the navy adage of any dac is a wasted day. there are many admirals whose still feel that way. they believe a military officer can learn more by working with him directly at magdalena again in a classroom and being taught by civilian academics whose css theory bound and had his expression i've heard more than one. so whether or not they see as the value, i'm not sure they do. one of the men he atmos stuffiness to get the course. make it shorter. we can't spare them for 10 months. can't you get it done in four months? this is where we get the whitespace argument. they have every afternoon off. if we have been a class from eight to five, we could do it in size. that's training. that's not education. yes, there's a question in the back. >> i am not sure how much research work possibly we could gain with contrasting and comparing foreign military education. to improve our military. >> actually there several people over on this comparative field of military education. we worked on it ourselves. one of the programs we have at the wer
in the navy and mentioned before the navy adage of any dac is a wasted day. there are many admirals whose still feel that way. they believe a military officer can learn more by working with him directly at magdalena again in a classroom and being taught by civilian academics whose css theory bound and had his expression i've heard more than one. so whether or not they see as the value, i'm not sure they do. one of the men he atmos stuffiness to get the course. make it shorter. we can't spare...
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you do this with navies and things that can employ. to the degree they get one, it would seem a natural progression and a power that was rising. the real key is that they need transparency. there is a need for trust between the neighbors. this military capability, what are they going to do with it? their owne to pursue interests at the expense of others in this tightly controlled part of the world? is it to be a contributor to the security environment for the global economy and all the peace and prosperity can continue? that is contemplate. to come >> it strikes me as something of an oxymoron. i would like to associate have thish we commercial relationship with china. on the other hand they have opportunities to assist in peace around the world and are not doing so. -- put gramm put a quiet it quite well. , ak about non-state actors transnational criminal organizations, pirates, .mugglers, drugs, weapons, it is a concern. transnational organizations will continue to proliferate. done some really magnificent work over the last decade or
you do this with navies and things that can employ. to the degree they get one, it would seem a natural progression and a power that was rising. the real key is that they need transparency. there is a need for trust between the neighbors. this military capability, what are they going to do with it? their owne to pursue interests at the expense of others in this tightly controlled part of the world? is it to be a contributor to the security environment for the global economy and all the peace...
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the navy announced it's grounding the blue angels because of mandatory budget cuts. ken is live in the city with how much we stand to lose here. >> reporter: the navy notified the city that the blue angels will not fly over san francisco this week. fleet week itself is in danger of cancellation. to many people the blue angels are the greatest show. the navy announced it's grounding them because of mandatory budget cuts because of sequestration. >> it was a good show of the american military. >> reporter: the navy is canceling their shows nationwide. the angels are going to be here october 12 and 13. ktvu spoke the the spokes woman. >> it can be no cost to the government. that unfortunately mean it is blue angels will no longer be allowed to fly. >> are the navy doesn't plan to >> doc: battle ships either. the mayor's office says they're meeting with fleet weaker nicers to see what can be salvaged. >> it's a great chance to attract a lot of visitors. the estimates are about $65 million of economic activity. >> reporter: businesses along the san francisco water front s
the navy announced it's grounding the blue angels because of mandatory budget cuts. ken is live in the city with how much we stand to lose here. >> reporter: the navy notified the city that the blue angels will not fly over san francisco this week. fleet week itself is in danger of cancellation. to many people the blue angels are the greatest show. the navy announced it's grounding them because of mandatory budget cuts because of sequestration. >> it was a good show of the american...
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he said the navy will also acquire more j-15 jets. he said one carrier would be able to support at least two aviation regiments. song did not say when the new carrier will be built. he denied media reports that it's already under construction in shanghai. china has been reinforcing its navy to back up its territorial claims in the east and south china seas. >>> violence has erupted in western china between authorities and civilians. chinese state run media say the incident in the uighur autonomous region has left 21 people dead. a clash broke out on tuesday in kashgar. fighting began after local government officials reportedly discovered a suspicious group carrying knives. police rushed to the scene only from -- only for some to be taken hostage. police then reportedly shot six members of the group and arrested others. o total of 21 people, including 15 policemen, were killed. chinese authorities say the group was plotting a terror attack. there have been increasing outbursts of violence amid raising tensions with ethnic uighurs. they
he said the navy will also acquire more j-15 jets. he said one carrier would be able to support at least two aviation regiments. song did not say when the new carrier will be built. he denied media reports that it's already under construction in shanghai. china has been reinforcing its navy to back up its territorial claims in the east and south china seas. >>> violence has erupted in western china between authorities and civilians. chinese state run media say the incident in the...
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the city says the navy does not plan to dock air carrier. or whether there will be a fleet at all. >> i think it's about $65 million of economic activity. >> they like to get right on the water and we get the place just right on top of us and that's a big thrill but supervisor john says he's sadden by the navy's news. >> and i think it's bloeded. >> in san francisco rob, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now that the blue angels are grounded. the team is faced out in the east county. often alongside of the blue angels or thunder birds. the team calls the blue angels the backbone of the industry. dozens of people are dead and hundreds more injured after a strong earthqua iran. home to iran first nuclear power plant. iran officials say the plant was not damaged but the quake devastated to near by villages. at least 37 people were killed. iran announced 3 days of mourning for victims of the quake. >>> senators recard do from long beach introduced the bill, it was a first legislation that would pun niche organizatio prohibiting members who are gay. >>> t
the city says the navy does not plan to dock air carrier. or whether there will be a fleet at all. >> i think it's about $65 million of economic activity. >> they like to get right on the water and we get the place just right on top of us and that's a big thrill but supervisor john says he's sadden by the navy's news. >> and i think it's bloeded. >> in san francisco rob, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now that the blue angels are grounded. the team is faced out in the...